Microcosmologist

check these suckas out:

My bro asks for GREEN.  Green it is.

The lady who mixed the paint for me was cool.  She was probably in her 50s and seemed like she belonged in a neighborhood greenhouse rather than a Lowe’s.  She was like, ‘now that’s a green green.’  Heh, yep.  I did two coats over the white primer and I think they look ready for finishing.  You’ll notice the hole on the side of the right speaker; it’s for an L-pad (a volume control for the tweeter).  I drilled it with a hole-saw attachment for my power drill.  A steel bit cutting into MDF… it would slow to a halt and I had to back it up and plunge it back down repeatedly to get it to cut all the way through.  When one hole was complete, the drill bit was literally smoking.  There was smoke coming out of the tweeter hole too.  It was sort of badass.

This weekend some Envirotex arrived in the mail, and I’ve been covering these cabinets in it.  Seems like it should provide a durable finish, although time will tell.  If successful, this may become my chosen method for speaker finish.  While messy, it’s easier than endless coats of lacquer and sanding.  More detailed impressions to come…

Tags: analog life, loudspeakers, Music, niche hobbies, painting, woodworking

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